Seattle judge is 2nd to indefinitely block Trump’s birthright citizenship order https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020625_birthright_block/seattle-judge-2nd-indefinitely-block-trumps-birthright-citizenship-order/
A federal judge in Seattle indefinitely blocked President Donald Trump’s push to end birthright citizenship for children born to parents without legal immigration status, the second such ruling in as many days.
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Judge halts Trump federal employee buyout offer https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020625_fed_buyout_halted/judge-halts-trump-federal-employee-buyout-offer/
A federal judge on Thursday halted President Donald Trump’s “Fork in the Road” federal buyout program - being pushed by both the administration and Elon Musk as a way to drastically reduce the number of federal employees - from taking effect until at least Monday afternoon.
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TEP joins effort to expand nuclear power in Arizona https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020625_tep_nuclear_project/tep-joins-effort-expand-nuclear-power-arizona/
Tucson Electric Power and two other Arizona utilities said Wednesday they will "explore" adding new nuclear power plants in the state using a smaller, modern nuclear reactor design.
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Pima basketball head coach Peabody reaches 700 career victories as Aztecs trounce Scottsdale https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/020625_pcc_mens_basketball/pima-basketball-head-coach-peabody-reaches-700-career-victories-as-aztecs-trounce-scottsdale/
The Pima Community College men’s basketball team (24-0, 12-0 in ACCAC) were back in action on Wednesday, beating Scottsdale Community College 95-71.
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Tucson's streets are among the deadliest in the U.S. — here's why https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020625_traffic_crashes/tucsons-streets-are-among-deadliest-us-heres-why/
Tucson is one of the most deadly cities in the nation for motorists and pedestrians, and though crashes and deaths fell slightly last year, pedestrian deaths are up by more than 40 percent since 2017, which experts attribute to the direction of city planning and a growing homeless population.
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Pretzel logic: Tucson biz groups twist reason to oppose Prop. 414 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/020625_414_biz_op/pretzel-logic-tucson-biz-groups-twist-reason-oppose-prop-414/
Some in the Tucson business community are looking for any excuse to rise up against the Prop. 414 sales tax to pay for housing and cops. But their arguments instantly contradict themselves, and meanwhile landlords are stealing their money.
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Trump executive order could affect challenge to Arizona’s transgender sports ban https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/020625_az_trans_ban/trump-executive-order-could-affect-challenge-arizonas-transgender-sports-ban/
President Trump signed an executive order banning transgender women and girls across the country from joining sports teams that reflect who they are - an order that could potentially affect a challenge against a similar ban in Arizona.
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Mary McLeod Bethune, the ‘First Lady of Negro America,’ sought to unify African diaspora https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/020625_bethune_bio/mary-mcleod-bethune-first-lady-negro-america-sought-unify-african-diaspora/
Mary McLeod Bethune, known as the ‘First Lady of Negro America,’ embodied ideals of Pan-Africanism throughout the course of her life and sought to unify the African diaspora.
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Deadline: Tucson voters wishing to cast ballot in Prop. 414 election must register by Monday https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/013125_prop414_voter_reg/deadline-tucson-voters-wishing-cast-ballot-prop-414-election-must-register-by-monday/
Updated: Tucson voters wishing to cast a ballot in the March 11 election for Prop. 414 must register to vote by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 10.
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U.S. House members battle over eliminating Education Dep't at hearing https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020625_doe_house/us-house-members-battle-over-eliminating-education-dept-hearing/
The largely partisan clash over whether to abolish the Department of Education came to the forefront at a hearing by a U.S. House education panel, as rumors continue to circulate over President Trump’s plans to dismantle the federal agency that’s just four-and-a-half decades old.
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Water is the other U.S.-Mexico border crisis & the supply crunch is getting worse https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/020625_water_crisis_op/water-other-us-mexico-border-crisis-supply-crunch-getting-worse/
Border security will be the likely focus of U.S.-Mexico relations under the new administration, but there also is a growing water crisis along the U.S.–Mexico border that affects tens of millions of people on both sides, and it can only be managed if the two governments work together.
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Az ranchers ask 9th Circuit to reopen wells shuttered for pumping Gila River water https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020625_gila_ranchers/az-ranchers-ask-9th-circuit-reopen-wells-shuttered-pumping-gila-river-water/
A group of Arizona ranchers went before the Ninth Circuit seeking to reverse a lower court decision that sealed their wells because they pumped a small percentage of Gila River water — a resource to which the Gila River Indian Community says it has full rights.
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Veterans, activists unite in Arizona’s 50501 protest against Trump, Musk & Project 2025 https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020625_50501_protest/veterans-activists-unite-arizonas-50501-protest-against-trump-musk-project-2025/
Hundreds of Arizonans — among them young members of the queer community, Army veterans and senior citizens — assembled at the state Capitol in Phoenix on Wednesday to protest President Donald Trump’s overreach and his implementation of Project 2025.
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Arizona Republicans lose bid to block Grand Canyon monument protections https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020525_canyon_protections/arizona-republicans-lose-bid-block-grand-canyon-monument-protections/
A federal judge dismissed the lawsuit that Arizona GOP lawmakers brought last year aiming to strike down former President Biden’s national monument designation near the Grand Canyon - though Republicans expect Trump will reverse Biden’s designation if the courts won’t.
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Trump bid to end birthright citizenship paused by federal judge https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020525_birthright_citizenship/trump-bid-end-birthright-citizenship-paused-by-federal-judge/
Pregnant mothers and immigrant rights groups won a temporary reprieve from President Donald Trump’s unilateral push to revoke citizenship from noncitizens' children after a federal judge ordered a nationwide pause on an executive order ending birthright citizenship.
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Trump signs executive order banning transgender athletes from female school sports https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/sports/report/020525_trans_sports_ban/trump-signs-executive-order-banning-transgender-athletes-from-female-school-sports/
President Donald Trump signed an executive order that prohibits transgender athletes from competing on women’s sports teams consistent with their gender identity, an executive order sure to be met with legal challenges.
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Tucsonans can safely dispose of household hazwaste, old electronics & more this Saturday https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/020525_hazwaste_collection/tucsonans-can-safely-dispose-household-hazwaste-old-electronics-more-this-saturday/
Get rid of your old paint, computers and sensitive documents this Saturday at the city of Tucson’s monthly household hazardous waste collection event.
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Tucson's Benedictine Sanctuary to become new music venue this fall https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/arts/report/020525_la_rosa_benedictine/tucsons-benedictine-sanctuary-become-new-music-venue-this-fall/
Midtown Tucson will get a new performance space at the former Benedictine Sanctuary this fall — a project of former Hotel Congress director David Slutes and Phoenix's Charlie Levy.
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Claytoonz: Phishing With Elon https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/020525_claytoonz_musk/claytoonz-phishing-with-elon/
Elon Musk has been granted access to the Treasury Department’s payment system. What does this mean?
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Claytoonz: https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/report/020525_claytoonz_musk/claytoonz/
Elon Musk has been granted access to the Treasury Department’s payment system. What does this mean?
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